January 20, 2011

NObama's 2010 Numbers

According to Mark Knoller:  The Political Hotsheet
America's inept and incompetent POTUS at work "Present":

Speeches, statements and remarks: 491
-Since taking office: 883

News conferences and press availabilities: 27
-Formal, solo White House Press Conferences: 6
-Since taking office: 69 total, 11 WH.

Town hall meetings: 17
-Since taking office: 40
-Backyard chats: 7

Domestic trips: 65 spanning 104 days
-Since taking office: 111 spanning 176 days

States visited for the first time: 9
-Since taking office: 38

Vacation trips: 6 (all or part of 32 days)
-Since taking office: 10 spanning 58 days

Foreign trips: 6 trips to 8 countries spanning 22 days.
-Since taking office: 16 trips to 25 countries spanning 70 days.

Flights on Air Force One: 172
-Since taking office: 328

Flights on Marine One: 196
-Since taking office: 386

Unemployment Rates:
-January 8 2010: 10 percent.
-December 3, 2010: 9.8 percent.

National Debt in 2010: Up $1.56-trillion
-January 1, 2010: $12.311-trillion
-December 28, 2010: $13.871-trillion

Bills signed in 2010: 203.
-Since taking office: 329.

Cabinet meetings: 6
-Since taking office: 12

Visits to Camp David:
-In 2010: 4 visits, 8 days.
-Since taking office: 15 visits: 35 days.

Recreation:
-Golf: 29 rounds in 2010
-Since taking office: 57 rounds.
-Basketball: 20 basketball outings.
-Since taking office: 28

Interviews: 107 in 2010
-Since taking office: 254

Meetings with foreign leaders: In 2010, President Obama had face-to-face meetings with 61 foreign leaders, 30 for the first time.

Days of no appearances: 24
-Since taking office: 45

Presidential pardons: 9
-President Obama granted the first and only pardons of his presidency on Dec 3, 2010.

I personally find it interesting and disturbing that this guy has had more basketball outings than Cabinet meetings.

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